- The expiration date of passports issued by mail are THE SAME as the ones applied in person.

- The Consulate does not take responsibility for lost, delayed or damaged documents caused by the Post Office.

- If the documents are incorrect or incomplete, the envelope will be returned to the sender with the information regarding the existing problems. It is not possible to pick up in person a passport that was requested by mail.

The Consulate ONLY accepts requests for passport renewals with the presentation of the current passport, valid or expired accompanied by the necessary documents. It will not be accepted by mail request for replacement of stolen or lost passports; or the first Brazilian passport of an individual.

In order to start your passport request you MUST follow the 4 (four) STEPS below:

STEP 1 - ENVELOPES

For the safety of the documents in transit this Consulate ONLY accepts envelopes from United States Postal Service - the envelope used must be USPS Priority Express Flat Rate, and it costs USD 24.70.

RETURN ENVELOPE: The return envelope must be USPS Priority Express Flat Rate USD 24.70, it must be self-addressed to be returned to you. The tracking number is very important, make sure you take note of it so you can track your envelope.

SEND ENVELOPE: After reading and following all the 4 steps, print and fill out the check list: PRINT THE CHECK LIST HERE.
This envelope must also be USPS Priority Express Flat Rate, USD 24.70, and it MUST CONTAIN:

Consulate General of Brazil in New York - Setor de Passaportes
225 E 41st Street
New York, NY, 10017

The tracking number is very important, make sure you take note of it so you can track your envelope

ENVELOPE SAMPLE:

STEP 2 - DOCUMENTS

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ATTENTION!

- All documents are subjected to approval of the consular authority.

- All documents must be original.

- We DO NOT accept ANY KIND of copies when the passport is requested by mail.

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Gather the required documents listed below and send them in the envelope to this Consulate-General.

(a) Brazilian birth certificate or Brazilian ID card (RG); and

(b) Previous passport, if there is one; and

(c) ORIGINAL ID document from both parents or legal guardian, which should have signature and a recent photo (Brazilian citizens must present valid Brazilian document); and

(d) Authorizing passport issuance form filled with both parent’s or legal guardian’s information. The form is available by clicking here. The Consulate General of New York won’t issue a passport under any circumstance for minor’s under 18 without the completed authorizing passport issuance form. When the minor's passport is requested by mail, THE SIGNATURES OF BOTH PARENTS MUST BE AUTHENTICATED BY:

- a Brazilian Consulate; OR

- a "cartorio" in Brazil; OR

- public notary + county clerk (the notary’s signature must be certified by the County Clerk).

This Consulate ONLY accepts notaries and county clerks of its jurisdiction (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Bermuda Islands). The parent's or legal guardian' signature in the form, even if notarized, must be similar to the signature in the identification document presented.

All Brazilian minor when leaving Brazil by air, water or land must have both parents with them. In case the minor is traveling with only one parent, accompanied of third party or alone, the parents MUST present to the Federal Police a written consent. This authorization can be included in the same form that authorizes the issue of the passport.

If the child only has one parent/guardian, evidence of sole authority to apply for the child must be submitted with the application in the form of a:

> Court order granting sole legal custody to the applying parent (unless child’s travel is restricted by that order);

> A court order specifically permitting the applying parent to apply for the child’s passport;

- Evidence in the form of an Order or Judgment of SOLE LEGAL CUSTODY over the minor executed by a Federal or State Court Judge of competent jurisdiction within the United States containing a decree that the custody does not include any types of restriction or impediments that mention international trips.

- Authorization of a competent Judge for the guardian to request a passport for a Brazilian minor expressing that the other parent’s consent is disregarded. In this case please note that the judicial authorization:

(i) should refer exclusively to the Brazilian passport of the minor;

(ii) can be included in the divorce or legal custody and;

(iii) it will only be accepted if issued within the last year.

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STEP 3- CONSULAR FEE

Consular fee can only be paid by postal money order (USPS only!), the fee is:

USD 40.00 - forty dollars, for minors up to 4 years old;

USD 80.00 - eighty dollars, for minor from 4 years old to 18 years old.